Given two parallel lines cut by a transversal,solve for x.

Answer:
x=3
Step-by-step explanation:
make it equal 0 since 2x^2=4x+30
0=2x^2+4x+30 then you factor out the 2
2(x^2+2x+15) then you factor and get
2(x+5)(x-3)
So x=-5 or x=3 and x cannot be negative